Attachment for pencils and penholders.



A. C. NEWMAN. ATTACHMENT FOR PENCILS AND PENHOLDERS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 19I6.

IN l/E N TOR A. G/Mwmazz A TTORNEYS Patented June 19, 1917.

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' i i also toretain in positionan outer ALFRED C.'1\TE W1Vl AN-, orlrn'ne nlvonru DAKOTA,

ATTACHMENT-FOR PENLCILS AND, PENHOLDERS.

Specification cit Letters Patent.

Application filed November 2 51916. Serial No. '133,248.'

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED C. NEWMA1 I, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fargo, in the county of Cass and State of North Dakota, have invented anew I and Improved Attachment for Pencils and clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a tubular device adapted to be slipped onto a lead pencil or a penholder and having a strip to be un wound or to be wound thereon. My invention is particularly adapted for embodiment in a variable calendar although not limited in all its phases to such use, since the strip maybeutilized for other purposes as for bearing advertisements or for 'making the same time the preponderance of weight scription proceeds.

memoranda for example.

Objects. of the invention are to provide an attachment of the indicated character, adapted to be moved on the pencil or penholder to thefront thereof and retained in position for the purpose of protecting the point as well as preventing the point from puncturing the pocket of the user, while at thus given to the lower end ofthe pencil or penholder, and the increased diameter given p over the intermediate bar 18 produced by to saidlower end by reason of the attachment, will serve to retain the pencil or pen- Further objects are to provide eifective friction between the interior of theattachment and the pencil or penholder, and to provide for effectively gripping the inner end of the strip. y

Other objects, and the advantages of my improved device, will appear as the de Referenceis to'be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in whichsimilar reference characters indicate corresponding. parts in all the views. i

Figure 1 is aside elevation of my im, proved attachment showing the same 'applied to a lead pencil;

Fi 2 is an enlar ed vertical section of i Y the attachment on the line 2- 2, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line '3 3, Fig. 2;

Fig; 4' is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating a modification; 2 i I Fig. 5 is a horizontalfsection on the line 5 5, Fig. 4.

Referring more particularly to the form is embodied in a calendar.

Patented June 19, 1917.

of the device shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the same includes an inner split sleeve 10 adapted to fit onto. a lead pencil A or a pen holder. The sleeve 10' is preferably slightly flaring atboth ends as indicated at 11 to facilitate the placing of the same on the pencil or the VVound upon the sleeve 10 between the same and the shell 12 is a flexible strip'14 of paper or fabric. The inner end of the strip 14 is clamped'by passing the same through the longitudinal opening 13 presentedbetween the opposed edges of the split sleeve 10. The strip is thus effectively held at its inner end'so that the strip may I beunwoundby a pull on "the free outer end thereof or wound up by a relative turning of the sleeve and shell.

The shell 12 is formed with a wide open- 1 ing 15 toexpose the strip 14 for the major portion of said shell andthere is formed in the shell between the ends of the opening 15 adjacent parallel. slots 16,.17, so that the}:

end of the strip 14 may be passed outwardly through the one slot 16 and then said slots and then inwardly through the slot 17, the end finally passing outwardly again throughthe adjacent side of the opening 15 that the said endmay be conveniently grasped. The. provision of the slots 16, 17

with the intermediate' bar 18 and the side bars 18*, 18 produced' by said slots and by. l

the opening 15 serves. toexert friction on rotating elements of the device.

Inthe illustrated example, the invention .3

For this purpose the initials of the days are produced in: vertical sequence on the exterior of the shell 12 on both outer bars 18 18 The initialsof the days run in reverse directions on the respective bars 18', 18 of the shell 12'so that the said letters may be read relativelyto the matter on the strip 14 regardless of whether-the said' strip is inserted in either direction, that is to say,- from left to right or right to left in passing it through the respective slots 16, 17. Co-

acting with the initials of .the days of the week on the shell, calendar matter is produced on the strip 14, there being produced .and another portion brought into proper relation to the initials ofthe days of the week. The split sleeve 10 provides an effective friction on the pencil or penholder in addition to forming the means for clamping the inner end of the. strip 14, in the form above described.

As indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the attachment may be moved to'the front end of the pencil to protect the pencil point and prevent the same from puncturing the pocket. At the same time it will be clear that the material increase of the weight at the pointed end of the pencil will tend to retain the pencil in the pocket when inserted 'point' downward and in addition the increased diameter will, by giving abetter engagement with the walls of the pocket, assist in retaining the pencil in the pocket.

In the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the

' inner split sleeve. 10' and the outer shell 12,

as well as the strip 14:, are the same as in the first described construction. In addition to the described elements, however, a second split sleeve 19 fits friction-tight on the inner sleeve 10 and the inner end of the strip 14 is passed through the longitudinal opening or slot presented by the opposed ends of said sleeve 19, the strip being thus held between the two sleeves. 10 and 19.

It is. to be understood that the rows of-the 'initial letters representing the days. of the week may be produced by: any suitable method, such as printing, stamping, etc.

vHaving thus-described my invention, I

'claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An attachment of the class described including an inner split sleeve to slidably receive a pencil or penholder and frictionally engage the same for retaining the attachment in position, an outer shell turnable on the said sleeve and spaced therefrom, anda strip.- between the said sleeve and shell adapted to be wound or unwound, the said shell having an opening to expose the strip and having a pair of parallel longitudinal slots between the ends of said opening, the shell furthermore having longitudinal bars separating the opening from the respective slots and a third longitudinal bar between the slots, the said strip having Copies of this patent. may be obtained for 1 tachment in position,

. split. sleeve fitting on first sleeve, the inner end of the 1 days of the calendar months in sleeve having an opening to expose the strip, the shell: furthermore having means between the ends of saidiopening frictionally holding the outer end of the said strip.

- 3. An attachment of theclass described including an inner split sleeve to slidably receive a pencil or penholder and frictionally. engage the an. outer shell turnable on the said sleeve and spaced therefrom, a strip between the said sleeve and shell adapted to be wound or unwound, the said shell having an opemng to expose the strip,

the shell furthermore having means between the ends of saidopening frictionally holding the outer end of the; said. strip, and a second and frictionally engaging the said stripextending through the split of the second sleeve and being clamped between the two sleeves.

4L. A calendar attachment of the class deably receive a pencil or penholder and frictionally engage the same, an outer shell turnable relatively; to the said sleeve and spaced therefrom, to accommodate a wound be unwound or wound,.means on the shell to .frictionally hold the outer convolution of ably receive a pencil or'penholder and fric-v tionally engage the same, an outer shell turnable relatively to the said sleeve and spaced therefrom to accommodate a wound strip, and a strip in said space and adaptedto'be unwound or wound, said shell having verti-- -cal slots andvertical bars separated by the said slots, said strip bearing thereon the rows,.the numerals 1n vertlcal rows running 1n ar1th metical order, andtwo of the said bars of the said shell bearing thereon. in reversed order separate indlcia representlng'the days of the week.

' ALFRED C; NEWMAN.

five cents each, by addressing the (lommissioner'of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

same for retainingthe atscribed, including an inner sleeve to 'slidstrip, a strip in said space and adapted to!" 

